Recognised as Colour

#B775BB

#B775BB
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B775BB is a magenta with RGB values 183, 117, 187 and HSL 297°, 34%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B775BB#B775BB

HEX#B775BB

RGBrgb(183, 117, 187)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.4588, 0.7333

RGB percentages71.8%, 45.9%, 73.3%

HSLhsl(296.6, 34%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(296.6, 37.4%, 73.3%)

CMYK2.1%, 37.4%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,023,227

CSS custom property--colour: #B775BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26378WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.28:1

Contrast with white3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#488A44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6F87BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original

Deuteranopia#7F8FB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.1 from the original

Tritanopia#BA7C8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.3 Orchid · ΔE 20.3 Medium purple · ΔE 24 Violet · ΔE 24.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 28 Medium orchid · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#79BB75

Analogous#9475BB, #BB759C

Triadic#BBB775, #75BBB7

Split complementary#9CBB75, #75BB94

Tetradic#BB9475, #79BB75, #759CBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FEFEFE

Lighter +30%#ECDBEE

Lighter +20%#DBB9DD

Lighter +10%#C997CC

Darker −10%#A554A9

Darker −20%#834387

Darker −30%#623265

Darker −40%#412143

More saturated +25%#CE5BD5

Less saturated −25%#A08FA1

Channel breakdown

R183

G117

B187

Red183 (71.8%)

Green117 (45.9%)

Blue187 (73.3%)

Hue296.57°

Saturation (HSL)33.98%

Lightness59.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B7 · G 75 · B BB

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B775BB (chemical formula)

Formula
8,399.37 g/mol
777 atoms

B775BB has a molar mass of 8,399.37 g/mol, made up of 777 atoms across 1 element: 777 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass8,399.37 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule777

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule1.3947482 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram7.1697529 × 10^19

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

B100%

Boron (B × 777)8,399.37 g/mol, 100%

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